Heat and Storms Reduce Turnout at Burke Centre Festival
Signature event celebrates 37th year.
Organizers of the Burke Centre Festival canceled the Wine Garden at 7 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 6, when thunderstorms rolled in. “We got the announcement from OEM and we lasted till about 7:30,” said Jeannie Winslow, Burke Centre Festival Coordinator. The Wine Garden event was supposed to go until 10 p.m.
Cook Kicks off Anti-Speeding Campaign
Police demonstration introduces “Slow Down: You live here. We live here.”
The speed limit sign in your neighborhood may be smarter than you think. To kick off Supervisor John C Cook’s anti-speeding campaign on Thursday, Aug. 28, Fairfax County police officers flexed the muscles of eight new radar signs they’ve purchased for the county.
School Sights
First day at Lake Braddock Secondary School.
“I’m excited to see friends. And to have Mr. Waiss as a teacher. He’s supposed to be like me, so I’m excited to meet him. We’re waiting for friends, and tired.”
Face Paint, Pony Show at Burke Centre Festival This Weekend
Festival enters its 37th year.
Burke Centre Festival coordinator Jeannie Winslow is downright calm when estimating attendance this year. “Police guestimate we had 10,000 over the whole weekend last year,” she said. “Maybe we’ll get a few thousand more.”
Following in Her Father’s Footsteps
Lt. Barbara Colberg, of Burke, helps bring Navy’s newest aircraft carrier into service.
A Burke native and 2003 Thomas Jefferson High School for Science and Technology graduate, is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of a hand-picked crew charged with bringing the Navy’s newest aircraft carrier into service.
Lake Braddock Student Shines
Lake Braddock Secondary School’s Nathan Bender was selected to represent his school at an all expenses paid Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership Conference on the campus of James Madison University in Harrisburg, Va.
Lake Braddock’s Edwards Makes First Start at QB
Bruins defeat West Potomac in season opener.
Lake Braddock defeated West Potomac 30-6 on Friday.
Opinion: Justice Delayed Is Justice Denied
On Friday, Aug. 29, was one year since a still unidentified Fairfax County police officer shot and killed an innocent, non-violent, unarmed John Geer as he stood in the doorway of his Springfield home.
Letter: Opposing Medicaid Expansion
Letter to the Editor
For those who have vocally criticized Republican misgivings about Governor McAuliffe’s desires to expand Medicaid in Virginia -- including the Connection Newspapers -- one need look no further than the past couple weeks of state news to understand the fiscal irresponsibility that would have befallen Virginia had the expansion taken place.
Top Issues to Follow in Burke
According to Supervisor John C. Cook (R-Braddock District).
Speeding in neighborhoods is a chronic issue; most offenders are local residents. Which is why John C. Cook (R-Braddock District) is launching a new anti-speeding initiative in neighborhoods that will include provocative signs with slogans such as “Slow Down, We Live Here”, as well as speed monitors on the side of the road that will be similar, yet much smaller than those used on larger roadways by the police.
Yarn Store Tangles Knitters for 37 Years
Knitting and crocheting creates community in Burke.
Knitting is as popular today as it has been since, well, maybe World War II. The resurgence of knitting and other fiber arts has seen the opening of yarn stores, such as Fibre Space in Alexandria and Looped in Washington, D.C.
Samantha Bird Wins Gold in Ulman Cancer Fund Triathlon
Iron Girl all-female race took place in Ellicott City, Md.
Finishing more than 10 seconds ahead of her closest competitor, Burke resident Samantha Bird was the overall champion at the Iron Girl all-female sprint triathlon held in Ellicott City, Md. on Aug. 17.
Everybody Goes to Spartans
Family-owned restaurant bustles with local patrons.
“Have you been to Spartans? Everybody goes there,” said Diane Thompson, a former teacher at Terra Centre Elementary School. She lives in Springfield now but likes to hang around Burke because it has a “more small town feel.”
Burke Home Sales: July, 2014
In July 2014, 59 Burke homes sold between $680,500-$199,000.
Burke Home Sales: July, 2014
A Prime Location
Popular businesses drive customers to gift shop.
Is it at the town center or the shopping center? Burke residents know. The Picket Fence is at the Burke Town Center, next to a newly-opened Sweet Frog, a Giant grocery store, a BB&T bank, a dry cleaner and a Starbucks. Owner Billie Thomas believes that The Picket Fence is situated in a prime location.